Eyeglasses-type wearable device and method using the same
An eyeglasses-type wearable device of an embodiment can handle various data inputs. The device includes right and left eye frames corresponding to positions of right and left eyes and nose pads corresponding to a position of a nose. Eye motion detection electrodes (sightline detection sensor electrodes) are provided with the nose pads to detect the eye motion of a user. Transmitter/receiver electrodes (capacitance sensor electrodes) of a gesture detector are provided with a part of the right and left eye frames to detect a gesture of the user. Various data inputs are achieved by a combination of input A corresponding to a gesture of the user detected by the gesture detector and input B corresponding to the eye motion of the user detected by the eye motion detector.
1. A wearable device comprising:
an element configured for attachment to a user;
a processor;
a display provided at the element, the display configured to display a first screen including a list of items related to functions;
a first sensor provided on a surface of the element, the first sensor being configured to detect a gesture pattern of the user and input information related to a detected gesture pattern of the user;
a second sensor, provided at the element, comprises a pair of a left lower electrode and a right lower electrode, and at least one of (i) a pair of a right upper electrode and the right lower electrode or (ii) a pair of a left upper electrode and the left lower electrode, the second sensor being configured to (i) detect a first eye motion of a first type and a second eye motion of a second type being different than the first type and (ii) input first information related to the first eye motion and second information related to the second eye motion, wherein each of the first eye motion and the second eye motion relates to a difference between outputs of the left lower electrode and the right lower electrode and at least one of (a) a difference between outputs of the right upper electrode and the right lower electrode or (b) a difference between outputs of the left upper electrode and the left lower electrode; and
wherein the processor performs
a first processing for changing the first screen to a second screen when the information is input from the first sensor while the first screen is displayed, the second screen including a list of items related to functions,
a second processing for selecting one of the items in one of the first screen and the second screen in response to the first information, and
a third processing for performing a function related to a selected item in response to the second information wherein the one of the first screen and the second screen is changed to a third screen in accordance with a performed function.
2. The wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first eye motion comprises one of a blink, an up and down movement, a right and left movement, or a wink and the second eye motion comprises another of a blink, an up and down movement, a right and left movement, or a wink.
3. The wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second sensor comprises a sightline detector.
4. The wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first processing comprises scrolling the screen, and
the second processing comprising selecting one of the items in the screen and in a line of a sight of the user.
5. The wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein the gesture pattern comprises a hand movement or a finger movement.
6. The wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein the item is an eyeglass-type wearable device 100 including a right eye frame, a left eye frame and a bridge connecting the right eye frame to the left eye frame.
7. The wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is implemented within a right eye frame or a left eye frame.
8. A display method for a wearable device including (i) an element to be attached to a user, (ii) a display provided at the element where the display is configured to display a first screen including a list of items related to functions, (iii) a first sensor provided on a surface of the element where the first sensor being configured to detect a gesture pattern of the user and input information related to a detected gesture pattern of the user, and (iv) a second sensor provided at the element and including a pair of a left lower electrode and a right lower electrode, and at least one of (i) a pair of a right upper electrode and the right lower electrode or (ii) a pair of a left upper electrode and the left lower electrode, where the second sensor is configured to detect a first eye motion of a first type and a second eye motion of a second type being different than the first type and input first information related to the first eye motion and second information related to the second eye motion and each of the first eye motion and the second eye motion relates to a difference between outputs of the left lower electrode and the right lower electrode and at least one of (a) a difference between outputs of the right upper electrode and the right lower electrode or (b) a difference between outputs of the left upper electrode and the left lower electrode, the display method comprising:
changing the first screen to a second screen when the information is input from the first sensor while the first screen is displayed, the second screen including a list of items related to functions;
selecting one of the items in one of the first screen and the second screen in response to the first information; and
performing a function related to a selected item in respond to the second information wherein the one of the first screen and the second screen is changed to a third screen in accordance with a performed function.
9. The display method according to claim 8 , wherein
the first eye motion comprises one of a blink, an up and down movement, a right and left movement, or a wink and the second eye motion comprises another of a link, an up and down movement, a right and left movement, or a wink.
10. The display method according to claim 8 , wherein
the second sensor comprises a sightline detector.
11. The display method according to claim 8 , wherein
the changing the screen comprises scrolling the screen, and
the selecting the one of the items comprises selecting an item in a line of a sight of the user.
12. The display method according to claim 8 , wherein the gesture pattern comprises a hand movement or a finger movement.
13. A display method comprising:
providing a wearable device including (i) an element for attachment to a user, (ii) a display provided at the element and configured to display a first screen including a list of items related to functions, (iii) a first sensor provided on a surface of the element and configured to detect a movement of a finger of the user and input information related to a detected movement of the finger, and (iv) a second sensor, provided at the element and including a pair of a left lower electrode and a right lower electrode and at least one of (i) a pair of a right upper electrode and the right lower electrode or (ii) a pair of a left upper electrode and the left lower electrode, configured to detect a first eye motion of a first type and a second eye motion of a second type being different than the first type and input first information related to the first eye motion and second information related to the second eye motion, wherein each of the first eye motion and the second eye motion relates to a difference between outputs of the left lower electrode and the right lower electrode and at least one of (a) a difference between outputs of the right upper electrode and the right lower electrode or (b) a difference between outputs of the left upper electrode and the left lower electrode;
changing the first screen to a second screen when the information is input from the first sensor while the first screen is displayed, the second screen including a list of items related to functions;
selecting one of the items in one of the first screen and the second screen in response to the first information; and
performing a function related to a selected item in response to the second information wherein the one of the first screen and the second screen is changed to a third screen in accordance with a performed function.
14. The display method according to claim 13 , wherein
the first eye motion comprises one of a blink, an up and down eye movement, a right and left eye movement, or a wink and the second eye motion comprises another of a blink, an up and down movement, a right and left movement, or a wink.
15. The display method according to claim 13 , wherein
the second sensor comprises a sightline detector.
16. The display method according to claim 13 , wherein
the changing the screen comprises scrolling the screen, and
the selecting the one of the items in the screen comprises selecting an item in a line of a sight of the user.